天之瓊矛
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 天 | 之 | 瓊 | 矛 |
| あめ Grade: 1 | の Jinmeiyō | ぬ Hyōgaiji | ほこ > ぼこ Grade: S |
| kun’yomi | |||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 天の瓊矛 天沼矛 |
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 天 | 之 | 瓊 | 矛 |
| あま Grade: 1 | の Jinmeiyō | ぬ Hyōgaiji | ほこ Grade: S |
| kun’yomi | |||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 天の瓊矛 天沼矛 |
Etymology
Old Japanese [Term?]. 天 (“heaven”) + の (genitive marker) + 瓊矛 (“jeweled spear”).
Proper noun
天之瓊矛 or 天之瓊矛 • (Ama no Nuhoko or Ame no Nuboko)
- (Japanese mythology) the spear that 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and 伊弉冉 (Izanami) used to stir the sea and create 磤馭慮島 (Onogorojima, “Onogoro Island”)